Since its discovery in 1957, Coenzyme Q has piqued the interest of scientists from a wide range of disciplines because of its bioenergetics, vitamin-like behavior, and interactions with antioxidant vitamins E and C. Coenzyme Q: Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease is a comprehensive treatise on this often-studied coenzyme. International exper
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Valerian E. Kagan, Peter J. Quinn
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MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF COENZYME Q. Chemical and Biophysical Properties. Biochemical Mechanisms in Electron transport in Mitochondria and Extramitochondrial Locations. Antioxidant Mechanisms. Prooxidant Mechanisms. NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS OF COENZYME Q. Biosynthesis and Nutritional Sources. Dietary Supplementation and Plasma/Tissue Concentrations. HEALTH EFFECT OF COENZYME Q. Coenzyme Q Status and Oxidative Stress in Vivo. Cardiovascular Pathology. Liver Injury. Physical Performance/Training. Aging.